Mining Incidents

Dls Pit #008: 5 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Dennis L Smith Inc · Surface
Controlled by Dennis L Smith
Indian River County, FL  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 0801116

MSHA record for Dls Pit #008 (mine ID 0801116). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
5
Years on record
1988–1990
Latest incident
Jun 1990
Ownership history
  1. Dennis L Smith Inc 1988 to present
  2. Martin Paving Company 1990 to 1991
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

Dls Pit #008 sits in Indian River County, Florida, where the Census mining category is 0.0% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Indian River County, Florida · Population 163,856
0.0%
Mining share of county employment
$71,049
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

5 on file

1990 · 3 incidents

June 4, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Dennis L Smith Inc · Flash burns (welding)

NOT WEARING PROPER WELDERS GOGGLES WHEN HELPING WELD WORK ON THE DREDGE.

May 3, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dennis L Smith Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS IN DUMP TRK'S BED. TRK #332, HE WAS CLEANING OUT OLD CLUMPS OF ASPHALT. WAS CLIMBING OUT OF DUMP BED SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT, THUS INJURING LEFT TOE.

January 22, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dennis L Smith Inc · Fall from machine

LEAVING DREDGE TO BOARD MOTOR BOAT.TRIPPED ON STEEL RING AND THREW OUT RIGHT HAND TO PROTECT FALL.HAND CAUGHT ON BOAT BOTTOM.

1989 · 1 incident

March 27, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Dennis L Smith Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRIMING THE PUMP SYSTEM STANDING ON DISCHARGE PIPE WHEN SLIPPED FELL APPROX 30' TO DECK FLOOR.

1988 · 1 incident

November 18, 1988 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dennis L Smith Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE DIRECTED BUCKET OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING INTO PILE OF DIRT AND STRUCK COMPACTED DREDGED SAND. THE LOADER STOPPED CAUSING HIM TO PITCH FORWARD AND FALL BACK HARD ON THE SEAT (HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEATBELT).